Verbal First Aid

Help Your Kids Heal from Fear and Pain--and Come Out Strong

By Prager, Judith & Acosta, Judith

Publishers Summary:
Words as Medicine What to say to your children to get them through the bumps, bruises, and crises of childhood. Falling off a bike, having a bad dream, getting stitches...sometimes a kiss isn't enough to make it all better. But what you say to your child in those first moments of pain or fear could make all the difference. Using techniques the authors have taught to doctors, nurses, and first responders, Verbal First Aid(tm) explains how words can be used to promote healing from burns, bruises, nightmares, asthma attacks, and more. It provides scripts and tips on how to short-circuit traumatic memories, sometimes just by speaking a sentence or two. This revolutionary book gives parents the responses they need to immediately stabilize their children's emotions. And these methods will build a foundation of confidence and inner strength that will help kids heal at the deepest level, and weather whatever hardships and difficulties they encounter throughout life.

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ISBN
978-0-42523-427-3
Publisher
Berkley Trade


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Reviewed on July 15, 2010  |  Graphic Novels

The research agrees that traumatic experiences and parents' responses to them can have a life-long impact on children, coloring their future outlook and abilities to navigate stressful situations appropriately. The authors do an excellent job of illustrating children's reactions to stress at various developmental stages, as well as outlining the science behind the mind-body connection. A...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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